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Amanda Heyser: Use a Code Phrase with Teens to Save Embarrassment
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Use a Code Phrase with Teens to Save Embarrassment
Rather than embarrass my son with the usual parent directives, I give the whole parent lecture a code phrase. When we part, knowing he is trying his freedom and testing his wings, I tell him to "dress warm." It’s my phrase that means, act responsibly with your friends and use your head when making choices. It has saved me from feeling like a nag and he knows exactly what it means, all of the time. I can say it in front of his friends, email it, post it, text it or send it in voice mail, and it always means the same thing. It’s a verbal hug that has huge meaning for both of us!
Posted 7/8/2012 5:50:24 AM
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